. >>> president obama has apologized to kamala harris for calling her the best looking attorney general in the country. he made the comment thursday at an off-camera fund-raiser near san francisco. >>> and joining me now, washington bureau chief for usa today, susan page, and reuters political reporter andy sullivan. and with a welcome to both of you, saw soon, by the way i love your tweet out there saying i'm going to talk sex and politics at with al elects at 1:00. we have jay carney on the president's apology. >> he called her to apologize for the distraction created by his comments, and, you know, they are old friends and good friends, and he did not want in any way to diminish the attorney general's professional accomplishments and her capabilities. >> conventional wisdom here, susan, did the president need to apologize? >> that's what i asked in the tweet. a lot of people saying, no, it's ridiculous he had to apologize. it's not like he said the worst thing in the world. on the other hand, why does this cause a reaction? because women political candidates have to battle every day